_________________"Clark came through at the end of the first lap so far ahead that we in the pits were convinced that the rest of the field must have been wiped out in an accident."-Eddie Dennis, describing the dominance of Jim Clark in the Lotus 49 at Spa 1967

On a related note I've never noticed how bizarre the word 'Spain' is until now... Does it seem like something is missing to anyone else or has this lunch beer gotten to me more than I thought. It just doesn't seem balanced some how

99. That late puncture for Kmag cost me seven points, which given how low the scores are going to be, could be the difference between a good result and an average one. Doubt many people went for Kvyat in their top ten, though!

99. That late puncture for Kmag cost me seven points, which given how low the scores are going to be, could be the difference between a good result and an average one. Doubt many people went for Kvyat in their top ten, though!

95 points. I was on for something special before Magnussen's puncture and Wehrlein's penalty, with Sainz and Kvyat exactly in place, especially if Vettel would have won. At least it looks like a low-scorer for everyone.

The start saw front row starter Vettel take the lead from pole sitter Hamilton, but behind saw a collision between Bottas, Raikkonen and Verstappen as the drivers tried to go 3 abreast into the chicane, this lead to Raikkonen and Verstappen retiring with accident damage.

Vettel extended his lead after the first pitstop after Hamilton opted for the slower Medium tyres, however Hamilton opted to pit for the soft tyres under the VSC brought out after Vandoorne ended up with a damaged car stranded in the gravel trap after contact with Massa.

Vettel pitted a lap later but the this was under green gaining Hamilton 8 seconds and he nearly passed Vettel as he came out of the pits but was forced off the track so had to stay behind. However Vettel was now on the slower medium tyres and he was unable to stop Hamilton from passing him on the pit straight with the help of DRS.

Hamilton was able to make the soft tyres last to the end of the race to win from Vettel whilst Bottas retired from a comfortable third place with a blown engine leaving Ricciardo to take the final podium position.

In third place with 99 points and receiving the "Cheering Ricciardo Trophy"Jenson's Understeer

In second place with 100 points and receiving the "Fighting Vettel Trophy"Mayhem

In first place with 101 points and receiving the "Charging Hamilton Trophy"Warheart01

Not bad. I haven't fallen outside the top 20, so I'm doing better than I did in 2015 at least - hopefully my usual late change of form will let me get somewhere in the top 5 by the end of the year, with a huge gap to #1 as usual...